The aim of this study was to present a methodology for predicting changes in uric acid concentrations in the blood of chronically hemodialyzed patients based on an optical measurement of the intensity of selected wavelengths in the dialysate. Blood samples were taken from the arterial line every 30 min throughout the hemodialysis period, to measure uric acid levels. Simultaneously, optical measurements were made on dialysate flowing from the dialyzer. Uric acid concentration can be measured either directly from the blood or from dialyzer outflow with acceptable error. In addition, both methods reveal any increased dynamics in uric acid concentration in the initial phase of hemodialysis. The wavelength of the light was adjusted for optimal uric acid particle detection. Comparing the uric acid concentration measured in the blood of patients with the intensity of wave absorption in the dialysate, the functional relationship between the uric acid concentration levels was determined. Using the optical method for measuring uric acid concentration in the dialysate, the concentration of uric acid in the blood during hemodialysis can be non-invasively and accurately estimated. This method can be used to assess the adequacy of hemodialysis by computer acquisition of uric acid concentrations determined in on-line dialysate.

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